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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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